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Someone show me precisely where in the Constitution the federal government is given the power to force citizens to buy a particular good or service?



All kinds of constitutional issues here, but it arises out of the "promote the general welfare" clause in the Preamble. The Supreme Court will eventually weigh in. However Leiberman is siding with the minority, and current consensus is that "health insurance reform" will not pass this year, if at all. WSJ has dedicated a whole section to this if you care to read more on it.


Edited by geek (11/10/09 04:33 AM)